Category:Hotel Allen
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The Hotel Allen was built on the site of the Allen House Hotel. It opened on June 15th 1886. Owned by Thomas and Franklin Koch along with Wilson Shankweiler, it operated on the upper floors of the Koch Brothers Men's store, which operated on the ground floor. It was the grand hotel of Allentown for many years, being closed suddenly in November 1946 when the property was condemned by Commonwealth building inspectors. At the time of its closure, the hotel had about 100 permanent residents which were evicted.
The property stood vacant until 1949 when the upper floors were removed and the remainder was totally rebuilt. In its place the Koch Brothers men's clothing store expanded into the former hotel's 2nd and 3rd floor. The property was sold in 1955 and in 1956 ws replaced by the new First National Bank building.
Today it is the location of the NIZ Two City Center.
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Media in category "Hotel Allen"
The following 52 files are in this category, out of 52 total.
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1870 - Allen House NE Corner Center Square.jpg 1,472 × 1,112; 165 KB
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1880 Koch and Shankweiler.jpg 721 × 1,000; 248 KB
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1885 - First National Bank and Hotel Allen Allentown PA.jpg 1,100 × 638; 111 KB
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1888 - Hotel Allen - Envelope - Allentown PA.jpg 1,400 × 777; 175 KB
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1892 - Hotel Allen - Allentown PA.jpg 1,400 × 1,133; 208 KB
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1899 - Hotel Allen - Envelope - Allentown PA.jpg 1,024 × 606; 141 KB
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1905 - Hotel Allen - Postcard - Allentown PA.jpg 1,400 × 883; 511 KB
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1906 - Hotel Allen Allentown PA.jpg 1,320 × 1,837; 520 KB
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1906 Allentown Bank Building Center Square Hotel Allen.jpg 639 × 800; 131 KB
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1909 - Hotel Allen Newspaper Ad Allentown PA.jpg 1,156 × 1,347; 250 KB
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1910 - Hotel Allen Newspaper Ad Allentown PA.jpg 1,115 × 1,338; 224 KB
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1910 - Hotel Allen Newspaper Ad2 Allentown PA.jpg 1,116 × 896; 168 KB
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1910 - Hotel Allen Newspaper Ad3 Allentown PA.jpg 1,116 × 870; 187 KB
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1912 - Hotel Allen exterior view on Center Square.jpg 1,150 × 700; 217 KB
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1912 - Hotel Allen Main Lobby.jpg 1,150 × 677; 142 KB
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1912 - Hotel Allen Newspaper Ad Allentown PA.jpg 519 × 1,075; 100 KB
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1914 - Theodore Roosevelt on balcony of Hotel Allen.jpg 2,307 × 2,743; 2.14 MB
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1914 - Thodore Roosevelt Speech - 24 Oct LDR - Allentown PA.jpg 1,700 × 998; 332 KB
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1915 - Hotel Allen At Night.jpg 1,000 × 1,595; 347 KB
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1916 - Hotel Allen Business Card Allentown PA.jpg 783 × 421; 71 KB
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1916 - Hotel Allen Newspaper Ad Allentown PA.jpg 2,126 × 1,101; 236 KB
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1917 - Carson W Masters - Allentown PA.jpg 1,003 × 1,400; 135 KB
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1917 - Envelope - Hotel Allen - Allentown PA.jpg 1,492 × 840; 289 KB
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1918 - Hotel Allen - 31 Dec MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,065 × 1,997; 305 KB
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1918 - Hotel Allen Newspaper Ad Allentown PA.jpg 1,073 × 1,997; 304 KB
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1920 - Hotel Allen Room Key - Allentown PA.jpg 801 × 1,598; 505 KB
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1921 - Hotel Allen - 31 Dec MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,055 × 2,446; 462 KB
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1922 - Hotel Allen - 30 Dec MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,076 × 2,197; 438 KB
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1924 - Hotel Allen - 31 Dec MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,049 × 2,425; 429 KB
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1925 - Hotel Allen - 24 Dec MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,004 × 2,705; 521 KB
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1925 - Hotel Allen - 31 Dec MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,041 × 2,761; 542 KB
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1927 - Hotel Allen - 31 Dec MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,051 × 2,771; 601 KB
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1928 - Hotel Allen - 31 Dec MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,529 × 2,109; 522 KB
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1929 - Hotel Allen - 31 Dec MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,541 × 2,093; 585 KB
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1929 - Hotel Allen Restaurant - 24 Dec MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,541 × 2,256; 623 KB
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1930 - Flatware Forks - Hotel Allen - Allentown PA.jpg 548 × 1,598; 220 KB
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1930 - Hotel Allen - 31 Dec MC - Allentown PA.jpg 958 × 906; 122 KB
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1930 - Hotel Allen Postcard.jpg 1,600 × 1,038; 357 KB
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1930 - Koch Brothers - Hotel Allen - Matchcover - Allentown PA.jpg 2,304 × 1,313; 703 KB
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1931 - Hotel Allen - 31 Dec MC - Allentown PA.jpg 993 × 1,173; 210 KB
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1935 - Hotel Allen - 31 Dec MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,871 × 1,166; 323 KB
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1935 - Hotel Allen - Matchcover.jpg 1,024 × 342; 86 KB
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1935 - Hotel Allen.jpg 1,375 × 883; 233 KB
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1936 - Hotel Allen - 18 Apr MC - Allentown PA.jpg 964 × 968; 169 KB
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1942 - Hotel Allen Letterhead Paper - Allentown PA.jpg 1,082 × 1,400; 114 KB
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1942 - Hotel Allen Stationary - Allentown PA.jpg 1,600 × 807; 278 KB
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1943 - Hotel Allen - 14 Jan MC - Allentown PA.jpg 937 × 1,408; 227 KB
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1946 - Hotel Allen - 15 Dec MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,339 × 2,145; 650 KB
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1946 - Hotel Allen - 20 Nov MC - Allentown PA.jpg 2,655 × 1,610; 837 KB
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1946 - Hotel Allen - 22 Nov MC - Allentown PA.jpg 2,015 × 1,586; 630 KB
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1946 - Tear-down of Globe Store - Center Square - Allentown PA.jpg 1,800 × 1,436; 304 KB
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1947 - Hotel Allen - Allentown PA.jpg 1,700 × 1,583; 450 KB
